Growth Frontiers Asia Pacific – Singapore

3 - 5 November 2025 | The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

Schedule

Schedule for 03 November 2025

18:00 | Registration & Reception event

Venue: The Garden Pavilion, Ritz Carlton Millenia Hotel

The Garden Pavilion, Ritz Carlton Millenia Hotel.

Located from lobby level to the right of the hotel entrance (when looking in) or From Level 2 (covered access).

Schedule for 04 November 2025

08:00 | Registration Open & Morning refreshments

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Rolling all day breaks in conference foyer

08:50 | Chairs opening remarks

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

09:00 | APAC Market Outlook & Overview

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Herman Tse

Herman Tse
Valuations Manager | Cirium Ascend Consultancy Read more

09:40 | JOL & JOLCO Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Simon Collins

Simon Collins
Partner | Watson, Farley & Williams Read more

Umid Sharipov

Umid Sharipov
Managing Director | ABL Corporation Japan Read more

Yasuhiro Nakauchi

Yasuhiro Nakauchi
Senior Director | JP Lease Products & Services Read more

Michihiro Enomoto

Michihiro Enomoto
Head of Japan | STRATOS Read more

Masafumi Hayashi

Masafumi Hayashi
Deputy GM of Aviation Product Solutions Dept, | SMFL Read more

Motonari Komatsu

Motonari Komatsu
Head of Japan | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

10:25 | Technical Management & MRO in an uncertain world

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Olga Razzhivina

Olga Razzhivina
Director | Oriel Read more

Neha Mishra

Neha Mishra
President/CEO-CTO | Aeroconsultant Read more

Mahesh Kumar

Mahesh Kumar
CEO | Asia Digital Engineering (ADE) Read more

Zach Hall

Zach Hall
Vice President of Business Development | AvAir Read more

Nadeera Bandara

Nadeera Bandara
Technical Service Engineer | SriLankan Airlines Read more

Nor Ashria

Nor Ashria
Chief Commercial Officer | Shannon Technical Services Singapore Read more

11:00 | Capital Markets Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Mark Lessard

Mark Lessard
Partner | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Read more

Paraic Quinn

Paraic Quinn
Head of Capital Markets & Trading | Avolon Read more

Jeff Silverman

Jeff Silverman
Head of Aviation Finance and Opportunistic Private Credit | Natalliance Read more

Pierre Briens

Pierre Briens
Head of Transportation Capital Markets APAC | BNP Paribas Read more

Leo Burrell

Leo Burrell
Managing Director - Securitization | Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank Read more

Vinodh Srinivasan

Vinodh Srinivasan
Managing Director | Mizuho Americas Read more

11:45 | Fireside

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Elaine Lam

Elaine Lam
Head, Global Corporate Banking | OCBC Bank Read more

Steven Townend

Steven Townend
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director | BOC Aviation Read more

12:15 | Lessor CEO Roundtable

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara
Partner | KPMG Read more

Firoz Tarapore

Firoz Tarapore
Chief Executive Officer | DAE Read more

James Meyler

James Meyler
CEO | ORIX Aviation Read more

Thomas Baker

Thomas Baker
CEO & President | Aviation Capital Group Read more

Austin Wiley

Austin Wiley
CEO | SKY Leasing Read more

13:00 | Lunch

Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

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13:55 | Supported Finance Panel - ECAs and alternatives for the APAC region

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Sebastien Allain

Sebastien Allain
Partner | Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Read more

Fazlinda Thomas

Fazlinda Thomas
Deputy Head of Aerospace | UK Export Finance Read more

David Fiore

David Fiore
Vice President, Transportation Division | Export-Import Bank of the United States Read more

Camille Plattard

Camille Plattard
Head of Unit, Air Transport | Bpifrance Read more

Bob Morin

Bob Morin
Managing Director, Transaction and Business Development Leader | AFIC (Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium) Read more

Jonathan Dufeu

Jonathan Dufeu
Global Balthazar Finance Leader | Marsh Read more

14:40 | AWG panel on facilitating aviation finance in Asia-Pacific – key events in the region

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Jeffrey Wool

Jeffrey Wool
Secretary General | Aviation Working Group Read more

Francois Collet

Francois Collet
Head of Trading & Asset Management | Airbus Read more

Anuradha Singh

Anuradha Singh
Head of Legal & Transaction Management | BOC Aviation Read more

Jim Bell

Jim Bell
Partner and Global Aviation and Aerospace Sector Head | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Ismail Robbana

Ismail Robbana
Marketing Director | Boeing Read more

15:20 | Fireside Chat

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Joe O'Mara

Joe O'Mara
Partner | KPMG Read more

Richard Hough

Richard Hough
President & CEO | Engine Lease Finance Corporation Read more

15:55 | Leasing & Asset management panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

James Bradley

James Bradley
Partner | Morgan Lewis Read more

Eoin Reddan

Eoin Reddan
Managing Director, East Asia & Oceania | Avolon Read more

Chris Buckley

Chris Buckley
Partner, Chief Commercial Officer | Castlelake Read more

Paul O'Dwyer

Paul O'Dwyer
Chief Trading Officer, Head of Sales & JOL Arrangements | ORIX Aviation Read more

Jamie Carter

Jamie Carter
EVP Commercial | Stratos Read more

Adrian Dharsan

Adrian Dharsan
Head of APAC Sales | DAE Capital Read more

Chris Dailey

Chris Dailey
President & CCO | Jackson Square Aviation Read more

16:45 | Air Freight / Cargo Aircraft Market

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Conversion / New freighters / P2F / narrowbody freighters Vs narrowbody belly space on existing flights, ACMI & the health of the market

Speakers:

David Tokoph

David Tokoph
President & CEO | MBA Aviation Read more

Marc S.Iarchy

Marc S.Iarchy
Partner | World Star Aviation Read more

Eamonn Forbes

Eamonn Forbes
CCO | Titan Aviation Leasing Read more

Christian Mailly

Christian Mailly
Managing Director | Dr Peters Group Read more

Dr. Joerg Andriof

Dr. Joerg Andriof
Chief Investment Officer | AFG (Aircraft Finance Germany) Read more

17:30 | ESG + Sustainable & Ethical Finance Panel

Venue: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

Speakers:

Shelina Razaly Wahi

Shelina Razaly Wahi
Partner | Abdullah Chan & Co Read more

Hui Ling Teo

Hui Ling Teo
Founder | BeyondHorizons by Bethel Chambers LLC Read more

Jahnavi Ramachandran

Jahnavi Ramachandran
Partner | Clyde & Co Read more

Michael Halaby

Michael Halaby
Managing Director - Head of Aviation Advisory | MUFG Read more

18:10 | Chair’s closing remarks

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

19:45 | 11th Airline Economics - Aviation 100 Asia Pacific Awards

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

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Schedule for 05 November 2025

08:00 | Registration Open & Morning Refreshments

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Rolling all day breaks in conference foyer & Summer Pavilion

08:50 | Opening of conference day 2

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

09:00 | Airline Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Pierre Briens

Pierre Briens
Head of Transportation Capital Markets APAC | BNP Paribas Read more

Riyaz PeerMohamed

Riyaz PeerMohamed
Chief Aircraft Acquisition and Financing Officer | IndiGo Read more

Alberto Lopez Blanco

Alberto Lopez Blanco
Group Director, Fleet Planning & Procurement | Cebu Pacific Read more

09:40 | Keynote

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Winnie Liu

Winnie Liu
President and Chief Commercial Officer | CALC Read more

10:10 | Engine Leasing & Investment Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Duc Nguyen

Duc Nguyen
Partner | K&L Gates Read more

Roger Welaratne

Roger Welaratne
Managing Director & CEO | SMBC Aero Engine Lease Read more

Bobby Janagan

Bobby Janagan
CEO | Rolls-Royce & Partners Finance Read more

Jeff Lewis

Jeff Lewis
CEO | Hanwha Aviation Read more

Florian Krauthoff

Florian Krauthoff
Vice President Sales Asia-Pacific | Beautech Read more

10:55 | Regional Aircraft Specialist Leasing & Finance Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Xiaofei Wu

Xiaofei Wu
Regional VP | ACC Aviation Read more

Anne-Bart Tieleman

Anne-Bart Tieleman
CEO | TrueNoord Read more

Will​​​​ van Zeventer

Will​​​​ van Zeventer
SVP Marketing & General Manager Singapore | Falko Read more

11:35 | ABS Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Stephen Gardiner

Stephen Gardiner
Partner | Maples Group Read more

John Mcinerney

John Mcinerney
Managing Director | PAFS Ireland Ltd Read more

John Mowry

John Mowry
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Deion McCarthy

Deion McCarthy
VP, Fixed Income Investor Relations and Sustainability | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd Read more

Robert Sheldon

Robert Sheldon
Head of Global Transportation ABS - Co-Head Global Transportation Finance | Deutsche Bank Read more

12:15 | Aviation Banking Panel – APAC Focus

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Simon  Spells

Simon Spells
Partner | Reed Smith Read more

Arnaud Fiscel

Arnaud Fiscel
Head of Transportation, Corporate Banking Department | Bank of China Read more

Richard Finlayson

Richard Finlayson
Managing Director, Asset Finance Asia | Deutsche Bank Read more

Bertrand Rovetto

Bertrand Rovetto
MD & Head of Aviation APAC | Crédit Agricole CIB Read more

Khoa C. Huynh

Khoa C. Huynh
Director, Global Aviation – Japan, Asia North & Australia and Asia South | Citi Read more

June Raj

June Raj
Managing Director and Head of Aviation Finance, APAC | MUFG SG Read more

13:05 | Lunch

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

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14:00 | Aircraft trading, leasing, finance & asset management

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Gary Fitzgerald

Gary Fitzgerald
CEO | Stratos Read more

Lune Wang

Lune Wang
Senior Vice President | Novus Aviation Capital Read more

Ronan Murphy

Ronan Murphy
Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Sebastian Smith

Sebastian Smith
Partner | K&L Gates Read more

15:05 | Lessor financing panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Gareth Lond

Gareth Lond
Senior Counsel | Walkers Read more

Katie Chen

Katie Chen
Senior Director, Financial Institutions | Fitch Ratings Read more

Mabel Peng

Mabel Peng
Senior Vice President, Head of Financing | Clover Aviation Capital Read more

Mui Sin Chan

Mui Sin Chan
Head of Treasury | BOC Aviation Read more

Sinan Kahya

Sinan Kahya
Chief Financial Officer | Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Read more

15:45 | Investor Sentiment

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

John Mowry

John Mowry
Managing Director | Alton Aviation Consultancy Read more

Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson
Managing Director | AB CarVal Read more

Olivier Trauchessec

Olivier Trauchessec
Head of Global Aviation | MUFG Read more

Lisa Lyons

Lisa Lyons
Head of Trading and Investor Marketing | DAE Capital Read more

16:05 | Manufacturer Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

David Power

David Power
Senior Executive Adviser to the Board | Aergo Capital Read more

Mark Pearman-Wright

Mark Pearman-Wright
Head of Marketing - Aircraft Investors | Airbus Read more

Mike Yeomans

Mike Yeomans
Head of Valuations | IBA Read more

Raul Villaron

Raul Villaron
SVP & Head of APAC | Embraer Commercial Aviation Read more

Ben Faires

Ben Faires
Managing Director, Asia and Oceania | Boeing Read more

16:45 | SAF Panel

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

Speakers:

Alan Polivnick

Alan Polivnick
Partner | Watson Farley & Williams Read more

Tejaswi Nimmagadda

Tejaswi Nimmagadda
Partner | Tiang & Partners Read more

Fabrice Espinosa

Fabrice Espinosa
CEO | Asia SAF Association Read more

Arnaud Cadilhon

Arnaud Cadilhon
Executive Director, Aircraft Financing | Crédit Agricole CIB Read more

David Wills

David Wills
Executive Director | Envest Global Read more

17:25 | Close of event

Venue: Level 1 – Grand Ballroom

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